We asked last week what we should look for among the leaked Us embassy cables. Following last night's story on the Madeleine McCann investigation, here is a further instalment of user-suggested research – on the 2012 Olympics, Roman Polanski and the Dutch far right
• @AuMoulinVert asked for Olympics 2012
French presidential hopeful, Ségolène Royal, told Us diplomats French arrogance was partly to blame for Paris's lost bid to host the 2012 Olympic games. The games were awarded to London after a closely contested vote that saw both Tony Blair then French president Jacques Chirac fly to Singapore in July 2005 to make their case to delegates.
A confidential cable dated 17 February 2006 from the Us ambassador to Paris concerning a recent meeting with Royal said she had suggested, he wrote, a need "to find France's place in the world" with the French government showing less arrogance in how it speaks to the world. The latter factor,...
• @AuMoulinVert asked for Olympics 2012
French presidential hopeful, Ségolène Royal, told Us diplomats French arrogance was partly to blame for Paris's lost bid to host the 2012 Olympic games. The games were awarded to London after a closely contested vote that saw both Tony Blair then French president Jacques Chirac fly to Singapore in July 2005 to make their case to delegates.
A confidential cable dated 17 February 2006 from the Us ambassador to Paris concerning a recent meeting with Royal said she had suggested, he wrote, a need "to find France's place in the world" with the French government showing less arrogance in how it speaks to the world. The latter factor,...
- 12/15/2010
- by Simon Jeffery, Ben Quinn, Patrick Kingsley, Jason Rodrigues
- The Guardian - Film News
DEAUVILLE, France -- Actor and producer Michael Douglas made a royal entrance in Normandy Friday night as the Deauville American Film Festival opened its 33rd edition with an homage to the actor.
Catherine Deneuve surprised festgoers with an unexpected appearance, accompanying jury president Andre Techine at the event.
The festival's founder, Lionel Chouchan, welcomed Douglas, telling the crowd: "I have a love affair with the Douglas family. It's an old flame and I apologize for such a late coming out."
Douglas greeted everyone with a "bonsoir" then showed off his fluent French-speaking abilities for the mostly Gallic audience.
"I think there's been a mistake because I'm very, very young," he said, adding "It's an extraordinary town and I'm touched by the generosity and warmth of the people of Deauville."
Douglas was joined by U.S. ambassador to France Craig Stapleton and Deauville Mayor Phillippe Augier, who awarded the thesp with a special town medal and pronounced Douglas "the ambassador of romantic Deauville."
"Everyone says that a festival is special, but not everyone can say that a festival changed his life," said the actor, who met his wife Catherine Zeta-Jones at the fest.
Catherine Deneuve surprised festgoers with an unexpected appearance, accompanying jury president Andre Techine at the event.
The festival's founder, Lionel Chouchan, welcomed Douglas, telling the crowd: "I have a love affair with the Douglas family. It's an old flame and I apologize for such a late coming out."
Douglas greeted everyone with a "bonsoir" then showed off his fluent French-speaking abilities for the mostly Gallic audience.
"I think there's been a mistake because I'm very, very young," he said, adding "It's an extraordinary town and I'm touched by the generosity and warmth of the people of Deauville."
Douglas was joined by U.S. ambassador to France Craig Stapleton and Deauville Mayor Phillippe Augier, who awarded the thesp with a special town medal and pronounced Douglas "the ambassador of romantic Deauville."
"Everyone says that a festival is special, but not everyone can say that a festival changed his life," said the actor, who met his wife Catherine Zeta-Jones at the fest.
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